Youth learn about critters at Endangered Species Faire

Children gather around Kelsey Taylor, a volunteer from the Chico Creek Nature Center, as she tells them about "John", a desert tortoise, at the 35th annual Endangered Species Faire at the One-Mile Recreation Area in Bidwell Park on Saturday. John is 66 years old and is named after Chico founder John Bidwell. The desert tortoise is a threatened species. The annual event, hosted by the Butte Environmental Council, had educational booths, food and live local music.